Two day walks from Windermere train station

Two day walks from Windermere train station

Walk one; Windermere to Ambleside via Orrest Head and Troutbeck About 8 miles easy to moderate walking. The path to Orrest Head from Windermere is easy to find. It starts on the main A591 road just at the top of Windermere town

Brantwood, Coniston Water

Brantwood, Coniston Water

Tucked along the east shores of Coniston Water is Brantwood, the enchanting home and gardens of John Ruskin, leading Victorian naturalist, thinker, art historian and writer. Ruskin’s life (1819-1990) spanned the Victorian Era. His influence lived longer. He believed in

A circular walk from Outgate visiting Wray Castle, Latterbarrow and Hawkshead

A circular walk from Outgate visiting Wray Castle, Latterbarrow and Hawkshead

Outgate – Wray Castle – Latterbarrow -Hawshead circular walk. A seven mile circular walk taking in great views and woodlands west of Windermere.  Take the path next the Outgate Arms. You soon pass though a gate. The path then veers

The Inver Loop – a circular walk from Lochinver

The Inver Loop – a circular walk from Lochinver

Richard Langley describes an easy/moderate circular walk that follows the River Inver then loops back across the Assynt landscape back down into Lochinver. Around four hours. After a recommendation from someone at the Lochinver Book Shop, I decided to walk